Thrashard
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Post by Thrashard on May 13, 2013 16:51:56 GMT -5
God damn do I want that figure and I'm sure lots of others would gladly open their wallets for one as well.
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Post by Nivro™ on May 13, 2013 16:52:45 GMT -5
Then they should have opened their wallets and ordered it when it was on Matty Collector & RSC
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dakis
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Post by dakis on May 13, 2013 17:11:01 GMT -5
Man I hope so. I bought one from amazon a couple a months ago for $50 bucks. He was one of my favorite wrestlers growing up. I would like to see a vintage 70's style Andre with the bad ass side burns.
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Post by Chewdeezy on May 13, 2013 17:30:19 GMT -5
Then they should have opened their wallets and ordered it when it was on Matty Collector & RSC But if you are talking about another version then yes, I'm all for it but everybody got a chance to buy it the first and maybe only one.
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Post by RybackV1 on May 13, 2013 17:41:10 GMT -5
God damn do I want that figure and I'm sure lots of others would gladly open their wallets for one as well. If only we were to get the Legends ESR with Andre included. A dream come true.
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popyduggan
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Post by popyduggan on May 13, 2013 18:25:20 GMT -5
I'd have bought him if he was in stock by the time all the other legends were released on Mattycollector.
I just didn't see the point in dropping another $10 to ship that single figure if I knew I could've waited a few months to combine all five when they were ready for less(shipping) because first, I'm okay with not getting every new figure immediately, and second, legends were notorious for selling horribly so I waited and missed out.
I hope the "sold out" figures all come back someday, it seems strange that the 4 or 5 characters they had left would sell out simultaneously.
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Post by slappy on May 13, 2013 18:33:44 GMT -5
Then they should have opened their wallets and ordered it when it was on Matty Collector & RSC Some of us didn't have the money when it was first out and didn't want to pay outrageous prices afterward. I'd love if they re-released it.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2013 18:39:53 GMT -5
Then they should have opened their wallets and ordered it when it was on Matty Collector & RSC lol Agreed! I like this Nivro dude man he speaks his mind and says it just like I would. If anyone wanted Andre they could have opened their wallets over a year ago to get him on Matty, RSC, TW, The Bay, spamS, or Amazon. There was so many chances to grab this figure up for $20 + s/h, if you didn't grab it up then, when it was the most popular figure at the time and anyone who wanted one probably already got it, then you're probably S.O.L my friend. It's your own fault dude, and you can STILL get him online today, so I say no way. Save the spot for someone freash and new to the line that we all want and need. Although if Mattel releases a different Andre like wit the big afro and trunks, I would totally be all for a Flashback release of a different version of The Giant Andre. But to hope Mattel re releases a figure that sold out numerous times and was available online for anyone and everyone to get is a wild expectation man.
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Post by slappy on May 13, 2013 18:43:41 GMT -5
Yeah, you can still get him today but for like $80-100. No ing way am I paying that. I don't think anyone else will either. I'm not saying release him in an Elite set. I mean re-release him on Matty.
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Post by AlexWestCollects on May 13, 2013 18:48:28 GMT -5
To be fair he was on Matty for months. And also on RS for a while. Maybe another version down the road.
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Post by Iron Bison on May 13, 2013 18:52:28 GMT -5
If there were ever any chance of relaunching the Legends line at retail, a re-release of Andre would be a for sure hot seller.
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Post by PJ on May 13, 2013 18:54:24 GMT -5
If any came back it in stock it would be around the holidays. That said I doubt Matty will have anymore...nor do I think they will rerelease Andre seeing the line was considered a failure on Matty. Sales weren't what they wanted/expected and that's why we aren't getting more Legends through Matty so I can't see them releasing figures from Matty at retail.
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Post by JC Motors on May 13, 2013 20:05:39 GMT -5
I'm glad I bought him when I did
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Post by ThugSuperstar on May 13, 2013 21:00:56 GMT -5
He was one of those figures that seemed to be on there forever and I never ordered it. Part of that was because Mattel would constantly change the status of several of their WWE Exclusives and claim they were out of stock to try and get people to want them more whenever they put them back up on the site. Apparently, it worked.
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Post by qdogg on May 13, 2013 21:01:04 GMT -5
They will release another Andre but not this one, it will be from his younger days with long hair and blue tights like his LJN one.
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Post by Rob7274 on May 13, 2013 21:13:22 GMT -5
I don't think we will get a re-release at all...
And if we get a younger version it won't be for a very very long time...
I fell for you all who didn't get him.
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Post by Dolly Hunter on May 13, 2013 21:23:32 GMT -5
Im glad I bought 2 when they came out. I missed on everything after him thinking I could wait cuz no one was buying... stupid
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Post by Chewdeezy on May 13, 2013 21:44:32 GMT -5
If any came back it in stock it would be around the holidays. That said I doubt Matty will have anymore...nor do I think they will rerelease Andre seeing the line was considered a failure on Matty. Sales weren't what they wanted/expected and that's why we aren't getting more Legends through Matty so I can't see them releasing figures from Matty at retail. I think the sales were fine, it just didn't sell out in one day which Matty considers a failure. To be fair, other companies have the same thinking. For example, Jordan sneakers are the same. Nike will consider a sneaker a flopped if it doesn't move a certain amount on release day.
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Post by Midnight-Metal-Master on May 13, 2013 22:12:30 GMT -5
got mine on Ebay for $32.00
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2013 0:15:24 GMT -5
Then they should have opened their wallets and ordered it when it was on Matty Collector & RSC lol Agreed! I like this Nivro dude man he speaks his mind and says it just like I would. If anyone wanted Andre they could have opened their wallets over a year ago to get him on Matty, RSC, TW, The Bay, spamS, or Amazon. There was so many chances to grab this figure up for $20 + s/h, if you didn't grab it up then, when it was the most popular figure at the time and anyone who wanted one probably already got it, then you're probably S.O.L my friend. It's your own fault dude, and you can STILL get him online today, so I say no way. Save the spot for someone freash and new to the line that we all want and need. Although if Mattel releases a different Andre like wit the big afro and trunks, I would totally be all for a Flashback release of a different version of The Giant Andre. But to hope Mattel re releases a figure that sold out numerous times and was available online for anyone and everyone to get is a wild expectation man.To be fair not everyone was collecting when he came out or was in stock. I'm sure new people come in every day new to collecting. Well maybe not every day, but you know what I mean. I wasn't collecting when he was released, but shortly after I started collecting he came back in stock on matty and I grabbed one. I remember the group mad that they just over payed on ebay thinking it was sold out for good and the group like me happy to get one for a fair price. Anyways saying someone should have opened their wallet when he came in stock isn't a fair assessment and I think you are correct about RSC since they had him fairly cheap like around $25 and that's not bad. I kind of wish I had gotten 2 to keep one MOC, but didn't have the extra to blow when I ordered and couldn't bring my self to pay the $10 shipping again. Then when something else I wanted went up it was too late. O well at least I got one.
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